Question

Which three amendments were passed shortly after the Civil War?

Answer 1

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Explanatio

Thirteenth Amendment (proposed and ratified in 1865) abolished slavery.

The Fourteenth Amendment (proposed in 1866 and ratified in 1868) provides a broad definition of national citizenship, overturning the Dred Scott case, which excluded African Americans. It requires the states to provide equal protection under the law to all persons (not only to citizens) within their jurisdictions.

The Fifteenth Amendment (ratified in 1870) grants voting rights regardless of "race, color, or previous